First World War Talk
The Essex Branch of the Historical Association
will be holding a talk on Saturday, 2 December 2017,
at 2.30pm at the Trinity Methodist Church,Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2XB
entitled: ‘1918 Revisited: How the First World War ended’ by Professor David
Stevenson. This talk reassesses the closing months of the First World War.
Retracing the road to the armistice of 11 November, it will address two key
questions: why did Germany request a ceasefire, and why did America and the
European Allies agree to grant one?
Professor David Stevenson is a professor of
international history at the London School of Economics and Political Science
who has written a number of books including his latest: 1917:War,
Peace, and Revolution (Oxford, 2017).
Visitors and prospective members warmly welcome